De Vere Spain S.L. – €4,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
De Vere Spain S.L. was fined €4,000 for ignoring a person's request to stop receiving marketing calls. This matters because it shows companies must respect people's wishes about their personal data. Ignoring such requests can lead to penalties.
What happened
De Vere Spain S.L. continued making commercial calls to a person who had asked them to stop.
Who was affected
Individuals who requested De Vere Spain S.L. to stop processing their data but continued receiving marketing calls.
What the authority found
The Spanish data protection authority fined De Vere Spain S.L. for not complying with a person's request to stop processing their data, violating GDPR's rules on respecting user preferences.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of honoring requests to stop data processing, especially for marketing. Businesses should ensure they have systems to promptly address such requests to avoid fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
The company did not respond to the data subject's request to stop processing his or her data, and therefore data subject continued to receive commercial calls.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for De Vere Spain S.L. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
2 July 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€4,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-327
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. De Vere Spain S.L. - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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